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Speciale,Phillip-Go Ask Alice - Digital
Go Ask Alice - Digital

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Description: Print, Unframed, Signed, Open Edition Music and literature inspired this great piece which centers around drugs. This is the Artist very surreal, psychedelic rendition of the types of drugs that were prevalent in the 1950′s and 60′s. Jefferson Airplane's hit song "White Rabbit" hinted on the use of hallucinogenics in Lewis Carrol's novel"Alice in Wonderland". Both the song and the book are represented in this piece. Nelson Algren's infamous book "The Man with the Golden Arm" is represented by the abstract rendition of the graphic from the movie and Jacqueline Susann's 1966 book "Valley of the Dolls" which depicted the use of barbiturates commonly referred to as "Dolls", is symbolizes by the pills at the bottom of the shadow box along with a quote by one of the book's characters, Neely O'Hara that states, I Want a Doll, I Want a Doll. To tie this piece together the Artist used the polar inversion technique to illustrate how drugs can make you spiral out of control. The best thing about the polar inversions is that the piece looks beautiful with all its details and color until you take a closer look and sometimes see the darkness within.











 
 


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Name   : Phillip Speciale
Location: Chicago  
  United States


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Phillip Speciale

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Phillip J. Speciale (°1959, Chicago, United States) is a self taught artist who works in a variety of media. Speciale tries to approach a wide scale of subjects in a multi-layered way and likes to involve the viewer in a way that is sometimes challenging. His artworks sometimes directly respond to the surrounding environment and uses everyday experiences from the artist as a starting point. Often these are framed instances that would go unnoticed in their original context. With a conceptual approach, he tries to creates intense personal moments luring the viewer round and round in a world of imagination. Speciale's works are presented with the aim not to provide an idealistic view but to identify where light and the environment are important. The energy of a place and its emotional and spiritual vibrations are always important. By replaying the work for each viewing and pushing the evocative power of the work a little further, he tries to focus on the activity of presenting. The character, shape or content of the presented artwork is secondary. The essential things are the momentary and the intention of presenting. His works do reference a recognizable form. The results are deconstructed to the extent that the meaning is shifted and possible interpretation becomes multifaceted.
 
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